Tilgmans Keramik Decorative Objects

This striking work of Swedish Mid-Century Modernist design the signed work of Marian Zawadsky (b. 1912 - d. 1978) a professor, artist, and ceramist who became artistic director for T...

A fantastic large ceramic vase from Tilgmans, Sweden. Tilgman's ceramics are mainly known for ceramics that are decorated with so-called graffito technology. Which is the case for th...

Nice stoneware animal figurine of a bear by Tilgmans Pottery Sweden. This sculpture was made by the founder of Tilgmans Pottery - Harry Tilgman.. His initials HT are carved in the f...

An incised yellow and orange-glazed stoneware vase designed and produced by Tilgmans Keramik, Sweden, c. 1950s.

Nice stoneware vase of flower in bright colors by Tilgmans Pottery Sweden. Tthe name of the factory, a number and ‘Made in Sweden’ are stamped on the bottom.

Ceramic wall plate by Marian Zawadski for Tilgmans Sweden 1968 Unique ceramic tiles and painted by the artist figuring a boat with marine God and animals mounted on metal . This or...

This striking work of Swedish midcentury Modernist design is by Tilgmans Keramik of Gothenburg, Sweden, and was designed during the era of Marian Zawadzki (b. 1912 - d. 1978) a profe...

Large Delicately glazed charger dish or wall platter in sgrafitto technique. Depicting a female in ballroom dress. It is hand signed Tilgmans, Sweden, i...

A blue and beige glazed stoneware vase with incised details by Tilgmans Keramik, Sweden, c. 1950s-1960s.

This striking work of Swedish mid-century Modernist design by Marian Zawadzki (b. 1912 - d. 1978) who was a professor and later, artist and ceramist for Tilgmans Keramik of Gothenbur...

Beautiful Tilgmans mid century vase, bit 'Brutalist'. Rough decor with blue glaze in different shades. At the front there are the initials of the maker engraved and on the bottom the...

Delicately glazed floor vase in dusty blue, pink and purple glazed and hand-applied glazes depicting ducks to one side and Bulrush' to the other. It is signed Tilgmans, Sweden. The g...

An extraordinary vintage art ceramic vase from Tilgmans, Sweden. This vase is out of the ordinary the shape is voluptuous still simple, this in combination of a fantastic glazing mak...

A stunning, large vase with a rough ceramic finish, highlighted with beautiful orange, white and red glazed details. Tilgman's ceramics was a ceramics and pottery workshop outside G...

Extraordinary modernist item by Swedish Tilgmans Keramik. Fully glazed centerpiece or wall decoration depicting a green faced woman with long stemmed yellow and blue flowers on a striped dark blue background created with the sgraffito technique. Manufactured in 1957 by German/Swedish Paul Harald Tilgman in his workshop in a small town close to Gothenburg in Sweden. Blue patterned glaze on the sides and muted blue leaves on the milky white glazed base. Signed and dated on base. A rare and unique piece in beautiful condition! Sweden, 1957. About Tilgmans Keramik: Paul Harald “Harry” Tilgmann was born in Dresden, Germany in 1904 and emigrated to Sweden during WWII where he started Tilgmans Keramik (= Ceramics) in 1948 in the small town of Utbynäs close to Gothenburg. Tilgman had 16 employees working for him and when he hired the Polish refugee Marian Zawadzki (1912-1978) as artistic director in 1953, Tilgman Keramik started experimenting with the distinct sgraffito technique. The sgraffito technique consists of carving fine lines into the background of a design through a light coloured glaze down to a dark grey clay slip. This created a unique textured ground which has become a style associated with Tilgmans Keramik in particular. The decorative elements also appear to be outlined with a carved line and then hand painted with overglazes where birds, fish, flowers, butterflies and other animals were a common theme. This type of work was the most popular in Mid Century Sweden alongside Tilgmans small animal figurines...